INTRODUCTION THE PROGRAMS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Start-Up/Hardware Your Files

SAVING YOUR FILES

Choosing a Storage Medium


If you have used Snøfrix for some time, and you then shut down the computer, all the files that you have downloaded, created, or modified will be lost --- unless you save them.

The table below suggests several methods for saving your files. Once you have chosen a storage medium, you can save your files automatically with the help of a persistent home directory.


Your files are saved on:
floppy usb key hard disk hard disk
Diskette USB key Portable Hard Disk Your Computer's Hard Disk
  • + Portable
  • + Inexpensive
  • + Portable
  • + More space
  • + Portable
  • + Maximum space
  • + Won't fall out of your pocket
  • + Maximum space
  • - Little storage space
  • - Expensive
  • (See below)
  • - As portable as your computer


Making the Decision

floppy Diskette. For simple text files, a diskette is all you need. If you save your files on a diskette and carry it with you together with your Snøfrix CD, it is almost as if you had a portable computer - all your programs and files are with you!
usb key USB key. Almost as easy as saving the file on diskette, but you have more space available! If you want to save music files, photographs, and your entire digital art collection, you should consider getting a USB key. Anyone with a USB socket on their computer can use a USB key; if your computer supports it, USB 2.0 is much faster than USB 1.0.
hard disk External hard disk. A portable hard disk is the best solution for people who need both portability and the maximum of space. The smallest portable hard disks are not much bigger/heavier than a USB key and cost less per gigabyte of storage space. Note too that if you have an iPod or other MP3-player, chances are good that you can save your Snøfrix files there.
hard disk Your computer's hard disk. If portability is not an issue, you can save your files on your computer's hard disk. However, users of Windows NT/2000/XP are likely to encounter problems with this method.

NB. The hardware goes by different names in Linux and Windows. We have therefore constructed a translation table.